Thomas Brodie-Sangster The Love Actually child star auditioned for the role of Ron Weasley in the first Harry Potter movie. In an interview, he opened up about how hard it was to face the rejection and how not getting the part brought him feelings of anger and disappointment.
13. Thomas Brodie-Sangster — Ron Weasley. Thomas Brodie-Sangster revealed that he would have loved to play Ron Weasley on the big screen. Not only that, but he actually gave it a try and ended up losing the opportunity to Rupert Grint, the little redhead that is now very well-known to all of the fans of the saga.
Maddog Runner Liam Aiken almost got—was apparently offered—the role, but Rowling insisting on a British actor. Based on filmography, he seems to be doing pretty well for himself though, and I couldn't find a memoir from him.
Liam Aiken Was The Original Choice For Harry Potter
Although the Harry Potter cast could literally not get any better than what ended up being, the original actor chosen for the titular character in the film saga was not Daniel Radcliffe, but rather A Series of Unfortunate Events actor, Liam Aiken.
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Who almost played Lily Potter?
JK Rowling was offered the part of Lily Potter, but feared she would screw it up. The two are rather uncanny, but it was actress Geraldine Somerville who played Lilly Potter, not Rowling.
6 Rowan Atkinson Was Too Comedic To Play Voldemort
Bean. He also provided the voice for Zazu in Disney's The Lion King and played the titular role in the spy-comedy Johnny English film series, which was a parody of James Bond. Surprisingly, the comedic actor was among the front-runners for the role of Voldemort.
Henry Cavill auditioned for the part of Cedric Diggory but lost out to Pattinson. Ironically, Cavill was also Stephenie Meyer's first choice for the role of Edward Cullen in Twilight, a role which also went to Pattinson.
Severus Snape's moral ambiguity is a crucial aspect of the Harry Potter franchise, and Alan Rickman's portrayal of the character became iconic. Tim Roth was originally considered for the role of Snape, but ultimately turned it down, leading to Rickman being cast instead.
Alfred Lewis Enoch (born 2 December 1988) is a British-Brazilian actor. He is best known for playing Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter film series and Wes Gibbins in the legal thriller television series How to Get Away with Murder.
Percy could be snobbish and bossy at times, as Fred and George have said, but he also cared about his family at the end, although sometimes when it was too late. He was also very pompous and when he wanted to get something, he sometimes only cared about himself rather than his family.
Who is the richest Harry Potter actor? Radcliffe is currently the wealthiest actor from the Harry Potter franchise. The rest of the main kid cast's ranking, in order from highest to lowest estimated net worth, is: Emma Watson at $85 million.
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In the film adaptations of Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Chamber of Secrets (2002), Dumbledore was played by Richard Harris, who was expected to play the character throughout the series. Harris was not the producer's first choice, the studio initially approached Sean Connery and Patrick McGoohan for the role.
Bellatrix Lestrange was a competitive role. Now that Helena Bonham Carter plays her, it's hard to imagine anyone else. However, Helen McCrory was signed on for the role until she got pregnant. She pulled out of the role and ended up playing Narcissa Malfoy, Bellatrix's sister in the later movies.
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born 9 June 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician who portrayed a middle-aged Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Rowan Atkinson, who is infamously popular for doing Mr Bean's role in the franchise, was once offered to play the negative character 'he who must not be named' Lord Voldemort's part in Harry Potter movies. However, it didn't work out in the end, and the role went to Ralph Fiennes.
It's been revealed that Robin Williams was almost cast as Hagrid in the original Harry Potter films, but Robbie Coltrane was eventually handed the role as author JK Rowling had a very big rule that couldn't be broken during the casting process.
Actor David Thewlis was Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron's first choice to play the role of Lupin. Thewlis had earlier auditioned for the role of Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone but lost out to Ian Hart, who in turn encouraged Thewlis to take the role of Lupin.
